Doll-head.



S, P. KILLY.

DOLL HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 22, I917.

1 %55 889, Y Patented Feb. 12, 1918;.

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DOLL-HEAD.

Application filed September 22, 1917. Serial Ito. 192,71e.

construction of the head is such that it may be'used in connection with other manikins when found desirable.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a head of this Character wherein the eye balls are so mounted and connected with operating mechanism therefor that when the doll to which the head is attached is held will gradually close and remain closed until the doll is moved to an upright position, at

which time the eyes will open.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The preferred embodiment of the invenance with the invention, the head being' shown in position wherein the eyes appear open. V

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 wherein the head is shown in a reclining position with the eyes closed.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Like characters-of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring now to the drawing in detail,

the letter A designates a doll head constructed in accordance with the invention and formed from any material suitable for the pur ose, such as clay, or the like with the head having formed therein a pair of spaced openings 5.

Mounted within the head Aare a pair of spaced bearings 6 in which is mounted to turn in the rear of the openings 5 a transversely extending shaft 7 The shaft 7 has mounted thereon in line with the openings 5 spaced balls 8 having painted thereon a representation of the pupilsand lids of the human eye, so that the balls 8 serve as the eye balls of the head A. The shaft 6 is yieldably held against rotation in one direction by a spring 9, one terminal of which is engaged with the shaft 7 and the other end of the spring with one of the bearings 6, whereby the spring may also beemployed to restore the shaft 7 to its normal position when releasedfrom engagement with the operating mechanism therefor which will now be described.

A shaft holder 10 is pivotally mounted in the head A below the shaft '1' and has mount tween the balls 8.

A weighted yoke 1 1 has the arms thereof swingingly connected with the shaft 11 adjacent its other end and serves when the head A is in a reclining position'to maintain the worm 12 in engagementwith the wheel 13 and upon movement of the head to an upright position swings the shaft 11 to a position in which the worm'12 is out of engagement with the gear wheel 13.

fine of the arms 15 of the yoke hassecured thereto a leaf spring 16, which through its engagement with a ratchet wheel 17 on the shaft 11 serves as a pawl to rotate the shaftv 11 as the yoke is swung backwardly and forwardly on the shaft 11 when the doll is in a reclining position and rocked.

Une of the bearings 6 is provided with spaced stop lugs 18 and 19, with the stop lug 18 so arranged with relation to an arm 20 on the shaft 7 that when the actuating mechanism for the shaft 7' is released therefrom the arm 20 through its engagement with the said stop lugs will" prevent the likeness of the pupil of the human eye from being carried out of alinement with the eye openings in the head; The stop lug 19 is. so arranged with relation to the. arm 20 that 1 when the likeness of the pupil "of the human eye on the ball 8 has. heenmoved out of 'alinement with the eye openings in the head A by the operating mechanism for the shaft 7, the arm 20 a a e with the stop lugs to said shaft in line with said eye op asse ses to prevent the balls from being turned by man eye will again be in registration with 5 the eye 0 he fore oing description taken in connection with t e accompanyinlg drawing it is at once apparent that the do head has been provided with eyes and operating mechanism therefor which is so constructe that when the head is held in a reclining position and rocked the eyes will gradually close and remain closed until the head is again moved to an upright position, ,at' which time the eye will automatically open.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:--

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1. A doll head having eye openings therein, a shaft yieldably eld agalnst turning movement within said-head eye balls fixed a shaft mounted to tilt said head and en- 4 gage with the first-mentioned shaft when saidheadisinareclining l 'tilclamhand a weight swinging y connecte wit t e second-mentioned shaft and operable to rotate the same when said head is rocked.

2. A doll head having eye openings therein, a shaft within said head, a spring engaged with said shaft and yielda 1y holding the same against turning movement in one dlrection, eye halls on said shaft in line with said eye openings, at ar wheel on said shaft between said eye ba a pivoted shaft holder within said head, a second shaft rotatably mounted in said holder, a worm adjacent one end of the second-mentioned shaft a g reclining position, a weighted yoke swingingl connected with the second-mentioned sha adjacent its opposite end, a ratchet wheel on the second-mentioned shaft adjacent said yoke, and a pawl on said yoke to on go said ratchet wheel.

testimony whereof I afiix my signature. SEVER P. KILLY.

go said wheel when the head is in a 

